David’s Story
“ I was with my company for 5 years and was already occupying a supervisory position. Then a manager came into the department who did not like me for no reason. When I gave my opinion or suggested innovations he would sneer at me and make my suggestions seem rubbish. Worse still, some of my colleagues are now being influenced by this new manager. His bullying tactics started to be used by others.”

David is a classic example of a victim of workplace bullying. And he should have used a compensation lawyer to file a claim of workplace bullying and gain some monetary justice for being forced out of work. It is estimated that bullying contributes highly to poor employee retention levels, resignation and organisational problems after research was carried out by the Workplace bullying Institute. One out of three human resources officials stated that they had seen bullying in the workplace.

In the workplace, bullying comes in the form of criticism, teasing and even sarcasm directed at another employee. Harassment in the workplace ranges from antagonism and up to extreme acts that could even lead to physical injuries. The bully will often try to get all of the other people in the office to think negatively of the victim through character debasement. The victim might be forced to work to impossible deadlines or given really hard tasks.

Stress, anxiety and panic attacks are some of the health problems that bullying can cause. Absenteeism from work is one clear sign of a stress-related illness. Sleeping disorders, depression, and anxiety panic attacks are the most well-known consequences of harassment. The effects of harassment goes beyond the workplace as it also affects the victim’s marriage or personal life. A bully can contaminate a workplace environment by causing fear, anger, and low morale. Bosses make up 80% of bullies. They can also be some people in supervising and managerial roles who will bully those under them.

To address bullying, there must be clear and strict workplace policies in order to stop or prevent this form of workplace harassment. There should be programmes in force to help lower stress and have an acceptable amount of work for each employee.

If a bully has been able to force you out of the workplace use a compensation lawyer to get what you deserve.

Meteorologists as well as home gardeners measure all kinds of weather. They use a rain gauge to measure rainfall and it can be any old container, similar to a bottle, which is left outside to collect the rain and get a measurement. Whether it’s raining cats and dogs, or only slightly sprinkling, an accurate gauge will collect rainfall and give a measurement, thus informing you of how much rain has fallen. It is a fun and easy project to make a simple garden rain gauge.

A simple rain gauge is a low-tech method of getting a rainfall measurement and all that is required is a container, such as a cylinder with a flat bottom and straight sides. While this type of container can help you gauge whether it was raining cats and dogs, it is very difficult to measure small amounts of precipitation this way.

A tipping bucket records precipitation on a rotating drum or electronically. A simple rain gauge has a funnel, but the funnel leads to two tiny buckets. The buckets are balanced similarly to a see-saw and each holds one-hundredth of an inch of water. When one bucket fills up, it tips down and is emptied as the other bucket fills with precipitation. Each tip of the bucket causes the rotating drum to record an increase of one-hundredth of an inch of rain. This method is not for when it’s raining cats and dogs.

Beth Kaminski is the co-author of Curing Your Anxiety And Panic Attacks which detailed cure panic attack cures as well as tips on the various medications for panic disorder available at anxietydisordercure.com.